It would be no exaggeration to say, that the sole encouragement now left to authors to produce good books is the satisfaction of their own conscience.
John Churton CollinsSource: Ephemera Critica; Or, Plain Truths About Current Literature
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It would be no exaggeration to say, that the sole encouragement now left to authors to produce good books is the satisfaction of their own conscience.
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